Over the past five years, hundreds of people in Polk County, Minnesota, have been charged with possessing drugs in “drug-free ...

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Clay, Polk and Norman counties in Minnesota, along with Cass and Traill counties in North Dakota, are jointly applying for a ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing more than 10% of students out sick. Some of those illnesses include ...

As Juliann Van Liew begins her new position as the director of the Polk County Health Department, she’ll also be pursuing her ...

The Crow Wing County Attorney’s Office recently announced that officer Nick Fladland was justified in the June 30 shooting.

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — An East Grand Forks man is being held on a $100,000 cash or surety bond after being accused of sexually ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Crookston man was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 23, to 135 days for swindling two individuals out of nearly ...

The Crow Wing County Attorney's Office said that Officer Nick Fladland's use of deadly force was authorized under Minnesota ...